Reception and Year 1 in England

Kindergarten number sense

22 kindergarten number sense skills, each with a worked example, free practice that checks every answer, and a printable worksheet. Start with a mixed review, or jump to the skill you need.

Mixed review

Ten questions drawn from every skill below.

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Count to 20

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Example

Fill in the missing number: 3, 4, __, 6, 7

4, then 5, then 6.
5

Answer: 5

Leads to: Count objects, One more, one less, Teen numbers: ten and some ones, Count to 100 by ones and tens

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Count objects

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Example

Jamal sees 2 blue cars and 4 yellow cars. How many is that altogether?

Start at 2, count on 4.
2 + 4 = 6

Answer: 6

Builds on: Count to 20

Leads to: Compare numbers to 10, Add and subtract within 5, Halves and quarters

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Compare numbers to 10

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Builds on: Count objects

Leads to: Compare two-digit numbers, Add within 10, Compare length, height and weight, Read tally charts and pictograms

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One more, one less

CCSS K.CC.A.2England: Y1 Number and place value

Example

Sam has 4 stickers and gets 1 more. How many now?

4 + 1 = 5

Answer: 5

Builds on: Count to 20

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Teen numbers: ten and some ones

CCSS K.NBT.A.1England: Y1 Number and place value

Builds on: Count to 20

Leads to: Count to 100 by ones and tens, Tens and ones, Add within 20, Read two ten frames: 11 to 20

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Count to 100 by ones and tens

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Example

Count by tens. What is missing? 30, __, 50, 60, 70

30 + 10 = 40

Answer: 40

Builds on: Count to 20, Teen numbers: ten and some ones

Leads to: Tens and ones, Count to 120, Recognise and count coins, Missing numbers on a hundred square

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Count pictures up to 5

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Example

How many dots are there? ●

1
There are 1.

Answer: 1

Leads to: Count pictures from 6 to 10, Read a ten frame up to 10, Choose the picture that shows a number, Number words zero to ten

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Count pictures from 6 to 10

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Example

How many hearts are there? ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

5 in the first line, then 3 more: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
There are 8.

Answer: 8

Builds on: Count pictures up to 5

Leads to: More, fewer or the same: compare two groups, One more and one less with pictures, The count stays the same when objects move, Add two groups of pictures (to 10)

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Read a ten frame up to 10

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Example

How many dots are in this ten frame? ● ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

1, 2, 3, 4, 5
There are 5 dots.

Answer: 5

Builds on: Count pictures up to 5

Leads to: Read two ten frames: 11 to 20, Make 10 using a ten frame

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Read two ten frames: 11 to 20

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Example

How many dots are there altogether? ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

10 + 3 = 13
There are 13 dots.

Answer: 13

Builds on: Read a ten frame up to 10, Teen numbers: ten and some ones

Leads to: Number bonds to 20

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Choose the picture that shows a number

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Example

Which group shows 1?

This group has 1: ▲

Answer: ▲

Builds on: Count pictures up to 5

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Number words zero to ten

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Example

Write "one" as a number.

"one" is 1.

Answer: 1

Builds on: Count pictures up to 5

Leads to: Read and write number words to 100, Number words eleven to twenty

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Numbers before, after and between (to 20)

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Example

Which number is between 11 and 15?

11, 12, 13, 14, 15
12 is between 11 and 15.

Answer: 12

Builds on: Count to 20

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Count forward from any number (to 30)

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Example

Keep counting: 21, 22, 23, __

23 + 1 = 24
24

Answer: 24

Builds on: Count to 20

Leads to: Count back from 10 and from 20, Add by jumping along a number line (to 10), Add by counting on from the bigger number

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Count back from 10 and from 20

CCSS K.CC.A.2England: Reception NumberEngland: Y1 Number and place value

Example

Count back: 9, 8, 7, __

7 − 1 = 6
6

Answer: 6

Builds on: Count forward from any number (to 30)

Leads to: Count backwards within 120, Subtract by jumping back on a number line (to 10), Subtract by counting back

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Missing numbers on a hundred square

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Example

This is a row of the hundred square. Which number is missing? 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, __, 37, 38, 39, 40

35 + 1 = 36
36

Answer: 36

Builds on: Count to 100 by ones and tens

Leads to: Move around a number grid to 120

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Positions in a line: first to tenth

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Example

Animals line up. From the front: duck, bear, cat, tiger, rabbit, monkey. Which animal is third?

Counting from the front, number 3 is the cat.

Answer: cat

Builds on: Count to 20

Leads to: Days of the week

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More, fewer or the same: compare two groups

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Example

Which group has more? ● ● ● ♥

Dots: 3. Hearts: 1.
The dots

Answer: The dots

Builds on: Count pictures from 6 to 10

Leads to: Story problems: how many more, how many fewer (to 20)

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One more and one less with pictures

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Example

There are 2 diamonds here. One more is added. How many are there now? ◆ ◆

2 + 1 = 3
3

Answer: 3

Builds on: Count pictures from 6 to 10

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Zero means none

CCSS K.CC.A.3England: Reception Number

Example

There were 4 leaves in a bowl. Aisha took all 4 of them out. How many leaves are in the bowl now?

4 − 4 = 0
There are 0 left.

Answer: 0

Builds on: Count pictures up to 5

Leads to: Adding and taking away zero

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The count stays the same when objects move

CCSS K.CC.B.4bEngland: Reception Number

Example

Hiro counts 10 crayons in a line. Then Hiro moves them into a tall tower. None are added or taken away. How many crayons are there now?

Still 10: moving them does not change how many.

Answer: 10

Builds on: Count pictures from 6 to 10

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Number words eleven to twenty

CCSS K.CC.A.3England: Y1 Number and place value

Example

Write "nineteen" as a number.

"nineteen" is 19.

Answer: 19

Builds on: Number words zero to ten, Teen numbers: ten and some ones

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